6 Smartphone App Development Trends We’ll See in 2018

In the next year, you’re going to see a few big smartphone app development trends. Should you even care if you’re not a developer? I’ll wait a few seconds while you look at your phone. Count how many apps you currently use at this moment in time.

These trends are going to affect you, so you should be looking forward to them. Smartphones are going to move one step closer to taking over the world. Let’s take a look at some of the things we’re all expecting to grow in the next 12 months.

1. Accelerated Mobile Pages

In some countries, internet speeds aren’t great. Even big places like Australia are changing the way they connect and releasing NBN plans. If your internet is slow you can’t enjoy lots of fantastic apps.

Google recently released accelerated mobile pages, which will essentially speed up the loading time of every page on the web. You’ll no longer feel frustrated every time you open the Safari app on your phone.

2. Internet of Things

If you know what the Internet of Things is you’ll realize it’s going to keep growing and growing. It won’t be long before everything in your home will be connected. You’ll need to have space for a lot more apps.

This year you’ll be able to use your phone to perform things that will blow you away. I’m sure the apps for particular gadgets will be wonderful too. The only downside is the fact you’ll become much lazier.

3. Security Features

Does your whole world revolve around your phone? Once you find yourself in that situation you’ve got to worry, it’s a bit risky on your part. It’s not enough for app developers to hope phones are impenetrable.

Apps have more chance of being successful if their own security features are taken to the next level. It’s because users will trust them a lot more. You can rest your mind at ease knowing you’ll have nothing to worry about.

4. Virtual Reality

Now is the time when virtual reality will become mainstream. You’ll need to start saving money because you will need a headset. Game developers are creating apps you could never have imagined last century.

It’s worth pointing out augmented reality is hitting the big time too. In fact, it’s going to reach a lot more people than VR in the beginning. This is simply because it’s going to be rolled out in more industries.

5. On-Demand Apps

If you wanted to become rich a while ago you would attempt to build the next Facebook. There was a lack of innovation and developers realized it wasn’t going to work. Suddenly, we’ve shifted towards on-demand apps.

There still isn’t a lot of innovation involved, but fortunately they’re more likely to succeed. Uber is leading the charge as of right now. It won’t be long until all your meals are delivered to your front door.

6. Mobile Payments

Paper money looks like it’s going to be overtaken by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. You can see the same thing happening with credit cards. They’re going to be slowly phased out because of advancements in mobile payments.

There will be more ways to pay for things using your phone and it will become easier. We’ll see a massive push happening pretty soon. Now you won’t need to remember your wallet every time you leave your home.

Maybe We’re Progressing Too Fast

You probably knew a lot of these would become big eventually, but not as soon as this year. Even though they’re trending we’ll still have to wait to see what transpires. Keep an eye on them because it’s going to be exciting.

Jaspal is a web designer and owns a web development company Web Seasoning. He is also an full-time online geek. Follow him on @twitter or sign-up for the email newsletter and get daily updates from this blog.